أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ،
· BH - AH
Thiqah Thabt · ثقة ثبت
Narrations
960
Books
87
Teachers
120
Students
110
Identity
Real Name (الاسم الحقيقي) ·أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ،
Known As (يُعرف بـ) ·
Kunya (الكنية) ·
Nasab (النسب)
Status / Rank (الرتبة) Sahabi (Companion) · Thiqah Thabt
Born ~ BH (~602 CE) ·
Embraced Islam 7 AH (after the Battle of Khaybar)
Died AH (679 CE) ·
Companion of the Prophet ﷺ —
Biography
"O Allah, fill him with knowledge."
The Prophet ﷺ supplicated for Abu Hurayrah after he complained of forgetting hadith. From that day, Abu Hurayrah said: "I never forgot a hadith after that."
— Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim (multiple chains)This well-attested narration is cited by classical scholars as the divinely-given basis for Abu Hurayrah's extraordinary memory.
Reliability Assessment
صحابي جليل
Distinguished Companion of the Prophet ﷺ — unconditionally trustworthy
Abu Hurayrah is one of the seven most prolific narrators of Hadith. Because of the sheer volume of his narrations — exceeding five thousand — his case received particular attention from classical Hadith critics. The early scholars established his reliability through multiple lines of evidence: his close companionship of the Prophet ﷺ for three years of devoted study, the consistent agreement of his narrations with those of other Sahaba, the prayers of the Prophet ﷺ for his memory (preserved in authentic chains), and the testimony of his contemporaries.
All Hadiths Narrated - 960
Distribution By Collection
The objective predicate of the ten books - T - N
159 (17%)Musnad e Bazzar
115 (12%)Sahih Ibn Khuzamia
86 (9%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (with comments by Mahmoud Khalil) - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
85 (9%)Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah - Verified, commented on, and extracted his hadiths and presented to him by: Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Al-Azami - N. The Islamic Bureau
83 (9%)Sunan Ibn Majah - Dr. Muhammad Fouad Abdel-Baqi - N Dar Revival of Arabic Books - Faisal Issa Al-Babi Al-Halabi
40 (4%)Sunan Ibn Majah - T. Mahmoud Khalil - N. Abi Al-Maati Library
40 (4%)Sunan Ibn Majah
39 (4%)Sunan al-Nisa'i al-Kubra for al-Nisa'i - d. Abd al-Ghaffar Suleiman al-Bandari, Syed Kasravi Hassan - Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyyah - Beirut
23 (2%)Sahih Ibn Hibban
14 (1%)Al-Ihsan fi Taqreeb Sahih Ibn Hibban, an investigator - T. Shuaib Al-Arnaout - Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut
12 (1%)Hilyah Al Awliya w Tabqat Al Sifaya
12 (1%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani - T. Hamdi bin Abdul Majeed Al-Salafi - N Dar Revival of Arab Heritage
12 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Nasai
11 (1%)Al-Sunan (known as Al-Sunan Al-Kubra) by Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
10 (1%)Al Aahad w Al Masani
10 (1%)Sunan Al Kubra Al Baihaqee
8 (1%)Al-Mujtaba (known as Al-Sunan Al-Sughra) for Al-Nasa'i - Dar Al-Taseel Research and Information Technology Center - Dar Al-Taseel - Cairo
8 (1%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani
8 (1%)Sunan Nasai
8 (1%)Al-Sunan Al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, and in its appendage is Al-Jawhar Al-Naqi - T - N Majlis Al-Maarif Al-Maarif - Hyderabad
8 (1%)Al-Mujtaba from Al-Sunan = Al-Sunan Al-Sughra for Al-Nisa'i - T. Abdel Fattah Abu Ghuddah - N. Islamic Publications Office - Aleppo
8 (1%)Kitab al-Tawhid by Ibn Khuzaymah - T. Samir bin Amin al-Zuhairi - Dar al-Mughni - Riyadh
7 (1%)Sunan Abi Dawood
6 (1%)The Great Sunnahs of Al-Bayhaqi - T - N Dar Al-Fikr
6 (1%)Sunan Abi Daoud - T - N Dar Al-Kitab Al-Arabi - Beirut
6 (1%)Kitab Al Toheed w Isbat Sifaat Al Rab Azwjal
6 (1%)Sunan Abi Dawood - T. Muhammed Muhyiddin Abd al-Hamid - N. Al-Asriyyah Library, Sidon - Beirut
6 (1%)Al Khlafiyt Bain Al Imaman Al Shafi w Abi Hanifa w Ashaba
5 (1%)Al Muajam Al Awsat Tibrani
5 (1%)Thirsty resources to the additions of Ibn Hibban - T. Hussein Salim Asad Al-Darani - Abdu Ali Al-Koshak - Dar Al-Thaqafa Al-Arabiya, Damascus
4 (0%)Ahadith Ismaeel Bin Jafar
4 (0%)Al Marseel Abu Dawood
4 (0%)Correspondence to Abi Dawood - T. Abdullah bin Musaed Al-Zahrani - Dar Al-Sami'i - Riyadh
4 (0%)People of Faith - T. Mukhtar Ahmed Al-Nadawi, owner of the Salafi House in Bombay - India - n Al-Rushd Library for Publishing and Distribution in Riyadh in cooperation with the Salafi House in Bombay, India
4 (0%)Sahih Muslim
3 (0%)Shuab ul Iman
3 (0%)Sunan Dar Al Qutni
3 (0%)Kitab Al Sunnah Abu Bakkar Bin Abi Asim
3 (0%)Kitab Al Amsal Fi Al Hadith Nabi
3 (0%)Jamia Al-Sahihain Bhazaf Al-Maad w Al-Tarq
3 (0%)Aamali Wahi Al Marufa Bil Aamali Al Khmasia
3 (0%)Mawarid Al Zaman Iilaa Zawayid Ibn Hibban
3 (0%)Sunnah by Ibn Abi Assem - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - N. The Islamic Bureau - Beirut
3 (0%)The Book of the Sunnah Abi Asim (And with him Shades of Paradise in Takhreej Al-Sunnah by: Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani) - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - The Islamic Office
3 (0%)The Great Dictionary of Al-Tabarani, the thirteenth and fourteenth volumes - a team of researchers under the supervision and care of Dr. Saad bin Abdullah Al-Hamid and Dr. Khaled bin Abdul Rahman Al-Jeraisy - N
3 (0%)Sunan Al-Daraqutni - Checked it out, corrected its text, and commented on it: Shuaib Al-Arnaout, Hassan Abdel-Moneim Shalabi, Abdel-Latif Harzallah, Ahmed Barhoum - from the Al-Risala Foundation, Beirut - Lebanon
3 (0%)Sahih Mawared al-Thirsin to Zawa'id Ibn Hibban - T. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani - Dar al-Sami'i for Publishing and Distribution, Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
3 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana - T. Ayman bin Aref Al-Dimashqi - Dar Al-Maarifa - Beirut
3 (0%)The Book of Prayers by Ibn Hibban - T - N, Ahmad Al-Khudari Library
3 (0%)Al Musnad Al Mustakhraj Ealaa Sahih Al Imam Muslim
2 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail
2 (0%)Sharah Mushkil Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
2 (0%)Amal Al Yoom w Al Lail Al Nasai
2 (0%)Kitab Al Ezma
2 (0%)Al Abana Al Kubra Ibn Betta
2 (0%)The Great Mosque - Sunan Al-Tirmidhi - T. Bashar Awad Maarouf - Dar Al-Gharb Al-Islami - Beirut
2 (0%)Al Hadith Al Mukhtarah
2 (0%)Musnad Al Farooq
2 (0%)Al Sunnah Al Maroozi
2 (0%)Al Eman Ibn Minda
2 (0%)Mosua Al Tib Al Nabi
2 (0%)Prayers for Al-Tabarani - T. Mustafa Abdul Qadir Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (0%)Al Mujalis w Jawahir Al Ailm
1 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs - T. Mustafa Abdel-Qader Atta - Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiya - Beirut
1 (0%)Al Muajam Ibn Al Arabi
1 (0%)Mukhtsar Qayam Al Lail w Qayam Ramzan w Qayam Al Wittar
1 (0%)Fazail Al-Khulfa Al-Rashidin
1 (0%)Al Amali Ibn Bashran - Juz Awwal
1 (0%)Kitab Al Dua
1 (0%)Al-Imam Fi Marfa Ahadith Al-Ahkam
1 (0%)Al Tahqeeq Fi Ahadith Al Khilaf
1 (0%)Musnad Abi Awana
1 (0%)Al Mustadrak Al Hakim Al Sahihain
1 (0%)Al-Mustadrak on the Two Sahihs of Al-Hakim - T. Abu Abd al-Rahman Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i - Dar Al-Haramain
1 (0%)Counciling and the jewels of religious knowledge - T - N Dar Ibn Hazm - Lebanon - Beirut - 1423 A.H. - 2002 A.D.
1 (0%)Al Khlafiyt Al Baihaqee
1 (0%)Al Muajam Al Kabir Tibrani (Qata Min Masaneed Min Asma Abdullah)
1 (0%)Musnad Imam Azam Abi Hanifa Nauman Bin Sabit Al Kufi Al Harsi
1 (0%)Musnad Sahih Mustakhraj Ala Sahih Muslim
1 (0%)Sharah Asool Etaqad Ahle Sunnah w Jamat
1 (0%)Fazail Abi Hanifa w Akhbara w Manaqib
1 (0%)Sifatul Jannah
1 (0%)Kitab Al Muajam
1 (0%)Sharah Maani Al Aasaar Al Tahavi
1 (0%)Manaqib Ameer Al Momineen Ali Bin Abi Talib Moghazli
1 (0%)Kitab Al Zohod
1 (0%)Classical Scholar Assessments
Engaging with Skepticism مناقشة الشبهات
A small number of voices — both early and modern — have raised questions about the volume of Abu Hurayrah's narrations. Classical and modern scholars have addressed these systematically. We summarise the key responses here.
Position of the Major Legal Schools
Sunni (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali)
Shi'a (Ja'fari)
Ibadi